Rose Daughter
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Robin McKinley
Award-winning author Robin McKinley tells an enthralling story of magic, love, and redemption, based on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. Once upon a time, a wealthy merchant had three daughters. When his business failed, he moved his daughters to the countryside. The youngest daughter, Beauty, is fascinated by the thorny stems of a mysterious plant that overwhelms their neglected cottage. She tends the plant until it blossoms with the most beautiful flowers the sisters have ever seen—roses. Admiring the roses, an old woman tells Beauty, “Roses are for love.” And she speaks of a sorcerers’ battle many years ago that left a beast in an enchanted palace, and a curse concerning a family of three sisters . . . The Newbery Medal–winning author’s charming retelling of the classic fairy tale weaves a tangled story of sorcery, loyalty, and love that is sure to cast a spell on readers.
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Author
Robin McKinley
Pages
295
Publisher
Open Road Media
Published Date
2014-11-18
ISBN
1497673690 9781497673694
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"A little slow for my tastes."
Sarah
"If you have never read a version of Beauty and the Beast with her having sisters, this is an excellent take. Some of the descriptions are a bit long-winded, though I did enjoy the portrayal of the magical aspects. Most of the names were ridiculous, a common side effect of fairytales.
SPOILER:
The blink of time Beauty was granted with her sisters before she had to return to the Beast was unforgivably short. It might as well have been a dream. Typically, she gets at least a couple of days, at least more than a couple of hours."
E Hinkes
"DNF because I couldn’t get past the names of the three daughters "
J Z
Joslynn Zuber
"<strong>I couldn’t stand this story. </strong><br/><br/>I absolutely love beauty and the beast retellings. However, I couldn’t stand this book. It was so boring I couldn’t even get through half the book. I’m sure it’ll get better as the book goes on but I couldn’t take it anymore. Everything in the book took at least an entire page to describe. The weather? An entire page. The prospect of a walk? An entire page. Not only was it boring because of how overall descriptive it was, but it also was unbelievably unrealistic. I couldn’t connect with the characters at all because they were too perfect. When Beauty enters the Beast’s place she immediately sympathizes and creates excuses for the Beast. This is the point when I gave up. He tore her from her family and was so horrifically scary but she put all that aside in a moment because he has roses. I honestly didn’t see what everyone liked about this story."
C M
Caitlin Miller
"A wonderful, vivid and magical retelling of Beauty and the Beast "
Karly Abreu
